H1B Report
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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP vs Smithsonian Institution

A direct H-1B sponsorship comparison built from the same DOL Labor Condition Application data that drives every page on H1B Report. Total filings, outcome rates, top occupations and yearly demand side-by-side.

Entity A
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
TXRank #2FEIN 13-3924155
Entity B
Smithsonian Institution
DCRank #FEIN 53-0206027

Key metrics

All percentages are share of total LCAs filed by each sponsor.

MetricCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPSmithsonian Institution
Total filings128,852▲130
Certified %96.13%▲86.92%
Denied %0.28%▲1.54%
Withdrawn %2.23%5.38%
Cert-withdrawn %1.36%6.15%
Rank#2—
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2010–FY2026
Worksite stateTXDC

Outcomes — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 96.1%, Cert-withdrawn 1.4%, Withdrawn 2.2%, Denied 0.3%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified96.1%
Cert-withdrawn1.4%
Withdrawn2.2%
Denied0.3%
Certified96.1%
Cert-withdrawn1.4%
Withdrawn2.2%
Denied0.3%

Outcomes — Smithsonian Institution

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 86.9%, Cert-withdrawn 6.2%, Withdrawn 5.4%, Denied 1.5%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified86.9%
Cert-withdrawn6.2%
Withdrawn5.4%
Denied1.5%
Certified86.9%
Cert-withdrawn6.2%
Withdrawn5.4%
Denied1.5%

Yearly filing volume

Year-over-year H-1B demand for each sponsor.

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,476
FY20112,735
FY20121,772
FY20131,557
FY20142,189
FY20153,112
FY20164,612
FY20172,384
FY201812,460
FY201925,569
FY20203,117
FY202110,079
FY202213,705
FY202315,729
FY202411,437
FY202511,140
FY20265,779
Smithsonian Institution
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20102
FY20117
FY20124
FY20139
FY201410
FY20155
FY201611
FY201710
FY201810
FY201910
FY20201
FY20213
FY20223
FY20233
FY202416
FY202521
FY20265

Top 5 occupations — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Top 5 occupations — Smithsonian Institution

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Swap A: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
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Swap B: Smithsonian Institution
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